1. Adolescents and Literacy: Reading in the 21st Century Michael L. Kamil Stanford University

2. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC What is Adolescent Literacy? Definitions of middle and high school Review includes 4 - 12

3. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Questions What do we know about reading in middle and high school? How can we use what we know? What do we need to know?

4. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Other Reviews of Research National Reading Panel RAND Reading Study Group Handbook of Reading Research, II, III – Alvermann & Moore – Alexander & Jetton

5. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Unpublished Reviews Dole, J. & Jetton, T. (Eds.). (In Press). Adolescent Literacy Research and Practice. – Curtis; Underwood & Pearson; Kim & Kamil McCardle, P. & Chahabra, V. (In Press). Voice of Evidence.

6. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Semi-published Reviews Snow & Biancarosa. (2003). Carnegie Coporation

7. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Major Findings Vocabulary Comprehension strategies Motivation

8. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Major Findings (cont’d) Computer technology works Problems of ELLs are different Content reading is developmental

9. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC How Can We Use This Knowledge? Infrastructure for delivery Sterl Artley (1944)

10. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Some Cautions Middle school / high school divide Motivation is critical Cognitive skills are essential

11. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC Some Additional Cautions Reading is developmental Skills are discipline dependent

12. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC What Do We Need To Know? We know a great deal, but... Research is still needed Implementations must be evaluated

13. November 17, 2003American High School Policy Conference, Washington DC THE END